Inventory

Series 1

Newspaper columns. -- 1875-2005. -- 25 cm of textual records. -- 19 photographs : colour. -- The series consists of newspaper columns written by Nancy Millar, mainly for the Calgary Herald, and research material that she collected to support this writing. The research material, arranged by subject according to file titles chosen by Nancy, includes notes, newspaper clippings, material copied from published sources, photographs, etc. Much of it is unattributed and/or undated. NB: Some material also relates to Nancy's graveyards research.

Graveyards research and writings.
-- 1889-2005. -- 81 cm of textual records. -- 151 photographs : colour. -- The series consists of research material, draft manuscripts, and photographs relating to Nancy Millar's interest in and writings about Canadian graveyards and tombstones. The research material, arranged by province according to file titles supplied by Nancy, includes notes, newspaper clippings, material copied from published sources, photographs, etc. Much of it is unattributed and/or undated. Nancy published three books on the topic of graveyards, starting with "Remember Me As You Pass By: Stories from Prairie Graveyards" (Glenbow Alberta Institute, 1994). She spent the summer of 1994 travelling across Canada visiting graveyards and published two further books as a result of this research: "Once Upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards" (Fifth House, 1997) and "The Final Word: The Book of Canadian Epitaphs" (Brindle and Glass, 2004).

Final layout for "Remember Me As You Pass By". -- [ca. 1993]. --131 photographs : colour. -- Includes photographs pasted into text. Tentatively titled "Graveyards I Have Known and the Stories That They Tell."

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First draft of "Once Upon A Tomb". -- [ca. 1995]

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Final edited draft of "Once Upon A Tomb". -- 1996

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Newspaper clippings re Nancy's graveyards research. -- 1991-1994. -- Includes article about her visit to the Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Albert; review of "Remember Me As You Pass By."

Persons Case and Famous Five research, writing, and associated activities. -- 1928-1929, 1973-2010. -- 42 cm of textual records. -- 455 photographs : b&w. -- 15 photographs : colour. -- The series consists of research material and photographs relating to the Alberta women known as the "Famous Five" and the Persons Case, and files relating to Nancy Millar's involvement with the Women Celebrate Women committee and awards (later called the Women of Distinction awards) and the Famous Five Foundation. In addition to publishing "The Famous Five: Emily Murphy and the Case of the Missing Persons," Nancy assisted in the Famous Five Foundation's publication of "The Kay Sanderson Collection: 200 Remarkable Alberta Women." Both books were published by the Western Heritage Centre in 1999.

Digital blueline and copy of published book, "The Kay Sanderson Collection: 200 Remarkable Alberta Women". -- 1999. -- Book of biographies and photographs of well known Alberta women collected by Calgary historian Kay Sanderson. Published with the assistance of the Famous Five Foundation to accompany a photo exhibition of the same name.

Weddings research and writing. -- 1882-2009. -- 1.06 m of textual records. -- 164 photographs : b&w. -- The series consists of research material, draft manuscripts, and photographs relating to weddings. General research material, arranged by province, includes notes, newspaper clippings, material copied from published sources, etc. Much of it is unattributed and/or undated. A second sequence of files, arranged by date, follows the layout of her book and profiles specific weddings and customs. All file titles were assigned by Nancy. "Once Upon a Wedding: Stories of Weddings in Western Canada, 1860-1945" was published by Bayeux Arts Inc. in 2000.

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Book planning, notes, etc. -- 1997-1999

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Information on researchers, museums, archives, etc. -- 1997-1999

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Photograph use: Rules, permissions, etc. -- 1998-2001

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Revised edition of "Once Upon a Wedding: Storied of Weddings in Western Canada, 1860-1945". -- 2009

Unmentionables research and writing. -- 1889-2007. -- 31 cm of textual records. -- 62 photographs : b&w. -- The series consists of research material, notes from interviews, draft manuscripts, and photographs relating to Nancy Millar's historical research into the intimate details of the lives of western women. The research material, arranged by subject with file titles supplied by Nancy, includes notes, newspaper clippings, material copied from published sources, etc. Much of it is unattributed and/or undated. "The Unmentionable History of the West" was published by Red Deer Press in 2006.

Photo album showing views of Calgary, Banff, and southern Alberta. -- [ca. early 1900s]. -- 61 photographs : b&w. -- Consists mainly of photographs of unidentified women and children. Acquired by Nancy at a second-hand store in Nanton for its depiction of clothing and family life and activities.